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EDITORIALS Back

R. J. Moots and S. Ahmed
You say goodbye and I say hello
Rheumatology 2009 48: 1; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken444 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. H. W. Distler and O. Distler
Imatinib as a novel therapeutic approach for fibrotic disorders
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 23, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 2-4; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken431 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS Back

A. J. Freemont
The cellular pathobiology of the degenerate intervertebral disc and discogenic back pain
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 14, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 5-10; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken396 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Montecucco and F. Mach
Common inflammatory mediators orchestrate pathophysiological processes in rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 16, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 11-22; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken395 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE Back

N. A. Ayaz, S. Özen, Y. Bilginer, M. Ergüven, E. Taskiran, E. Yilmaz, N. Besbas, R. Topaloglu, and A. Bakkaloglu
MEFV mutations in systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 23-25; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken409 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. R. Batuca, P. R. J. Ames, M. Amaral, C. Favas, D. A. Isenberg, and J. Delgado Alves
Anti-atherogenic and anti-inflammatory properties of high-density lipoprotein are affected by specific antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 10, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 26-31; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken397 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. F. Sumariwalla, C. D. Palmer, L. B. Pickford, M. Feldmann, B. M. J. Foxwell, and F. M. Brennan
Suppression of tumour necrosis factor production from mononuclear cells by a novel synthetic compound, CLX-090717
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 16, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 32-38; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken398 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. H. Wong, N. Francis, H. Chahal, K. Raza, M. Salmon, D. Scheel-Toellner, and J. M. Lord
Lactoferrin is a survival factor for neutrophils in rheumatoid synovial fluid
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 23, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 39-44; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken412 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   Creative Commons License OPEN ACCESS  

E.-M. Noh, J.-S. Kim, H. Hur, B.-H. Park, E.-K. Song, M.-K. Han, K.-B. Kwon, W.-H. Yoo, I.-K. Shim, S. J. Lee, H. J. Youn, and Y.-R. Lee
Cordycepin inhibits IL-1β-induced MMP-1 and MMP-3 expression in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts
Rheumatology 2009 48: 45-48; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken417 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL Back

I. Sabnani, M. J. Zucker, E. D. Rosenstein, D. A. Baran, L. H. Arroyo, P. Tsang, M. Zubair, and V. Rivera
A novel therapeutic approach to the treatment of scleroderma-associated pulmonary complications: safety and efficacy of combination therapy with imatinib and cyclophosphamide
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 24, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 49-52; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken369 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y.-Y. Leung, L. S. Tam, K. W. Lee, M. H. Leung, E. W. Kun, and E. K. Li
Involvement, satisfaction and unmet health care needs in patients with psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 31, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 53-56; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken410 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Kiely, R. Williams, D. Walsh, and A. Young for the Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Network (ERAN)
Contemporary patterns of care and disease activity outcome in early rheumatoid arthritis: the ERAN cohort
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 57-60; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken406 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

T. Nevskaya, L. Ananieva, S. Bykovskaia, I. Eremin, E. Karandashov, J. Khrennikov, E. Mach, M. Zaprjagaeva, N. Guseva, and E. Nassonov
Autologous progenitor cell implantation as a novel therapeutic intervention for ischaemic digits in systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 20, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 61-64; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken407 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Ramos-Casals, P. Brito-Zerón, N. Soria, N. Nardi, A. Vargas, S. Muñoz, A. Bové, B. Suárez, and F. Lozano
Mannose-binding lectin-low genotypes are associated with milder systemic and immunological disease expression in primary Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology 2009 48: 65-69; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken411 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. G. Hanitsch, G.-R. Burmester, C. Witt, N. Hunzelmann, E. Genth, T. Krieg, W. Lehmacher, I. Melchers, M. Meurer, U. Müller-Ladner, E. Schulze-Lohoff, M. Becker, C. Sunderkoetter, the DNSS centers, and G. Riemekasten
Skin sclerosis is only of limited value to identify SSc patients with severe manifestations—an analysis of a distinct patient subgroup of the German Systemic Sclerosis Network (DNSS) Register
Rheumatology 2009 48: 70-73; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken408 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. McBeth, D. P. Symmons, A. J. Silman, T. Allison, R. Webb, T. Brammah, and G. J. Macfarlane
Musculoskeletal pain is associated with a long-term increased risk of cancer and cardiovascular-related mortality
Rheumatology 2009 48: 74-77; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken424 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   Creative Commons License OPEN ACCESS  

C. D. Poole, P. Conway, and C. J. Currie
An evaluation of the association between C-reactive protein, the change in C-reactive protein over one year, and all-cause mortality in chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease managed in UK general practice
Rheumatology 2009 48: 78-82; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken415 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Juhakoski, M. Heliövaara, O. Impivaara, H. Kröger, P. Knekt, H. Lauren, and J. P. A. Arokoski
Risk factors for the development of hip osteoarthritis: a population-based prospective study
Rheumatology 2009 48: 83-87; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken427 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Back

CASE REPORTS Back

S. H. Lim, M. Hulsey, and W. V. Esler
Resolution of Behcet's disease after non-myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplant for acute myeloid leukaemia
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 5, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 88-89; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken413 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. V. Jayachandran, P. K. S. Chandrasekhara, J. Thomas, S. Agrawal, and G. Narsimulu
Cyclophosphamide-associated complications: we need to be aware of SIADH and central pontine myelinolysis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 6, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 89-90; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken402 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING Back

T. Liewluck
Comment on: Clinical utility of anti-signal recognition particle antibody in the differential diagnosis of myopathies
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 90; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken403 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Suzuki, N. Suzuki, and M. Kuwana
Comment on: Clinical utility of anti-signal recognition particle antibody in the differential diagnosis of myopathies: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 90-91; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken404 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OBITUARY Back

P. A. Bacon and D. L. Scott
Prof. Kenneth W. W. Walton
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 3, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 92; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken400 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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